Oxford Review of Economic Policy: Special Issue

With support from iiG, a special issue on the Political Economy of Economic Development, edited by Christopher Adam and Stefan Dercon, was commissioned by the Oxford Review of Economic Policy. It was published in 2009 by Oxford University Press. The papers offer reviews and comment on the state of the literature on key topics on institutions and development.

The Political Economy of Development: an Assessment

Christopher Adam and Stefan Dercon

Gravity and Friction in Growing East Asia

Indermit Gill and Homi Kharas

Leadership and politics: a Perspective from the Growth Commission

David Brady and Michael Spence

The Political Economy of State Failure

Paul Collier

Why do some resource abundant countries succeed while others do not?

Ragnar Torvik

Legal Institutions, Political Economy and Development

Gani Aldashev

Corruption, Institutions and Economic Development

Toke S. Aidt

Clientelism and Vote Buying: Lessons from Field Experiments in African Elections

Pedro C. Vicente and Leonard Wantchekon